Mike Pursley

“It’s Supposed to Be Weird”: An Interview with CocoRosie

“It’s Supposed to Be Weird”: An Interview with CocoRosie

CocoRosie's auditory and semiotic mashups confused and upset people. Time has softened some of the criticism. Or, more likely, the Casadys have held a singular worldview long enough earn respect from those who first viewed the project as a trifle.
Talkin’ Bout Evil With the Lower Dens

Talkin’ Bout Evil With the Lower Dens

The Lower Dens' new album is called Escape From Evil, but the way Jana Hunter tells it, recording it was nothing but a joy.
Living on Wit: An Interview with Vashti Bunyan

Living on Wit: An Interview with Vashti Bunyan

Nine years after Lookaftering, Vashti Bunyan returns with Heartleap, a joy-filled album that may be her last.

In Search of Rome’s Notorious Boy Emperor: Martijn Icks’ ‘The Crimes of Elagabalus’

‘Animalinside’: A Feral Gathering of Images and Words

‘A Little History of Philosophy’ Is Engaging, Smart and Entertaining

Putt, Putt… ‘The Socialist Car: Automobility in the Eastern Bloc’

‘OK’: Perhaps the Original Short & Sweet Tweet, Long Before There Was a Twitter

Sinister Resonance: The Mediumship of the Listener by David Toop

Orson Welles Lied About This Book

The Soul At Work: From Alienation to Autonomy by Franco “Bifo” Berardi

Water edited by John Knechtel